Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
43% of the land in Chatham Township is conserved, above both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, at 1,313 acres. We don’t grade Chatham Township yet; the figures below are still real.
43% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers and 8 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chatham Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw24 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw23 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw25 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMadison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chatham Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Chatham Township.
The concentration of trails in Chatham Township is 1.4 miles per square mile. Across 6 parks and preserves: 13 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Swamp Wilderness | 2.1 mi | 1,246 |
| 2. Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center | 1.4 mi | 39 |
| 3. Loantaka Brook Reservation | 0.6 mi | 170 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Three of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The public schools here belong to School District of the Chathams. The largest public high school is Chatham High School, with 1,205 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Avenue SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 554 | A+ |
| Chatham High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,205 | A+ |
| Southern Boulevard SchoolTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 369 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Chatham Township, the typical journey to work is 32 minutes, against 30 minutes in New Jersey’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. For most workers, Chatham Township is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Its middle household income stands at $199,000. The top destinations are New York (14%), Morristown (3%) and Summit (3%).
| Chatham Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $199,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 28% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On expected storm and flood damage, Chatham Township sits above just over three fifths of U.S. communities. FEMA puts four fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to cold waves. The national flood insurance program has paid 11 claims in the town since 1982.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. In Chatham Township, the rate of reported violence is 0.4 per 1,000 residents. Chatham Township's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's.
| Chatham Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The share of adults in Chatham Township who have been diagnosed with depression: 15%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Chatham Township beats New Jersey on 22 and trails on 2. Among adults in the town, 12% report frequent mental distress and 8.7% report frequent physical distress.
| Chatham Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.3% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Chatham Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.3% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.3% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
20 within 15 miles of the center of Chatham Township
About 4 of every 100 Chatham Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
2 places in Chatham Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Place in New Jersey, United States
"The Chathams" (, CHAT-əm) is a term used in reference to shared services for two neighboring municipalities in Morris County, New Jersey, United States – Chatham and Chatham Township. The two are separate municipalities, although when sharing some services act much like one cohesive community (hence "The Chathams"). The first municipality, a town that was settled in 1710 as a colonial English village in the Province of New Jersey, that in 1773 adopted a name change to "Chatham". There are numerous references to this village as "Chatham, New Jersey" dating from that time. The second municipality, more southern, without a town center, and less densely populated until very recently, is the ve…
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9 towns share a border with Chatham Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Providence | #50 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Berkeley Heights Township | #38 | A+ | D | A | A− | A+ |
| Madison | #15 | A+ | D− | A+ | A− | A+ |
| Green Village | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Summit | #51 | A | D | A− | A | A+ |
| Chatham | #27 | A+ | D | A | A | A+ |
| Harding Township | #10 | A+ | D | A | A+ | A+ |
New Providence reports no FBI crime data of its own. Chatham Township and Green Village aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chatham Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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